9th battalion royal dublin fusiliers


The battalion landed at Salerno on 9th September 1943 as part of the first wave. The 10 Bn RWF was raised at Wrexham in October 191 and went over to France on 27 September 1915. Michael Archbold (c.1894 - 1917) Corporal Michael Archbold, M.M. Cardinal Francis Bourne, the Head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and Major-General William Hickie, the Commander of the 16th Irish Division, inspecting troops of the 8/9th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers (48th Brigade, 16th Division) at Ervillers, 27 October 1917 (IWM Q6153) Son of Peter & Mary Byrne of Rathpierce Cottage, Ballyfad, Gorey. The 1st Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers (The Blue Caps), served in Germany before returning to England. James Catlin 9th Btn. It transferred to the command of the Honourable East India Company in 1668 and to the command of the British Army in 1862. 36th Brigade underwent training at Colchester then final training was undertaken near Aldershot from the 20th of February 1915, with the cavalry, motor machine gun battery, sanitary and veterinary sections joining. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Somme: Royal Fusiliers on the Somme 1916. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Discharged due to wounds on the 10th December 1918 aged 40. The oldest recorded Dublin Fusilier who died was Pte Christopher Power of the 8th battalion. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Group of officers of the 2nd Battalion playing bowls at York prior to their departure for France, August 1914 . On the 20 October the 2 nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers took part in the first major battle of the war at Talana Hill when the Boers fired a few artillery shells into the town of Dundee from the hill. The 102 nd becoming the 1 st Battalion and the 103 rd, the 2 nd Battalion.. RDFA/111 Private Daniel Fay, 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. I have a parchment stating "gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field March 9th 1917" also his name to be entered into the regimental records, but I don't know where to find more about that as he did not say. Royal Dublin Fusiliers (d.4th Jul 1918), Pte. 1st Garrison Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers formed in Dublin; My Son (Poem) The Easter Rising, Dublin. Enlisted on the 19th October 1914 and was discharged due to sickness (neurasthenia) on the 25th March 1918 aged 37. The history of the 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, vol. Group photograph of Royal Dublin Fusiliers taken during the First World War. S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. This project is part of the World War One: Armed Forces - Ireland project. Son of James Williams, 35a, Lower Road, Londonderry. Under the reforms five infantry battalions were given Irish territo… One interesting feature of the 15–20-year-old fatalities is that amongst their number are 34 lads who were … 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Royal Dublin Fusiliers (d.17th Aug 1917), 2nd Lt. William Hatchell Boyd 9th Btn. 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. He was at that time 27 years old. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). The Royal Dublin Fusiliers of the Great War was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 102 nd Regiment of Foot/The Royal Madras Fusiliers and the 103 rd Regiment of Foot/The Royal Bombay Fusilers (known as the 'Old Toughs'). 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). Landed at Suvla Bay on the 9th August 1915. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Henry's story was lost to our family and only recently have we been able to piece together some details of his life and death. I have transcribed this data from the following Imperial War Museum collection: B.O.2 1/60: an 11-page listing of Royal Dublin Fusiliers … 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Each formed one of the new unit’s two regular battalions. Michael Brady Royal Army Medical Corps (d.11th Nov 1915), Pte. Early September : In front of Ginchy. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Pte. We are now on Facebook. John Brien 9th Btn. Killed in action on the 16th August 1917 during the Battle of Messines. 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Joseph Brady 9th Btn. 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. The Battle of the Somme fought in the Picardy region of Northern France between 1st July and 18th November 1916 was one of the largest British battles of the Great War and nearly a century later is one of the great symbols of that conflict, right or wrong. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). The next major organisational change came on 23rd September 1944 when the battalion absorbed the 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. 126 names. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? WO Official War Diaries (Ref. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. var switchTo5x=false;stLight.options({publisher:'fc03f239-3fa4-46a7-8533-9662428c321a'}); Please note we currently have a backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site.